Cooling-board



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' GOOLING BOARD. No. 323,391. Patented Aug. 4, 1885 WITNESSES I INVENTOR 65 Gem L/ Q ATTO RNEY liniTnn STATES PATENT @FHCE.

OLIVER I. BOYER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

COOLING-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,391, dated August 4, 1885.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER P. BOYER, a oiti zen of the United States, residing at Dayton in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cooling-Boards; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specifica- 'tion.

My invention relates to improvements in coolingboards; and it consists of a bent frame in two parts jointed in the center and bent frames to support the covering-cloth.

The mechanism is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I is aside view of the cooling-board. Fig. II is a top view of the same with a portion of the upper part of the left end removed.

Similar letters designate similar parts throughout the several views.

The genera-l construction does not differ materially from cooling-boards in use.

A A are bent pieces of timber, which are united by hinges G, and thus form the frame. The piece A is cut in twain to a point near the ends, forming the pert B, which is hinged to said piece. The part B and top of the frame are covered by thin perforated boards I. On

the under side of part B are attached two notched blocks, which are engaged by the pawls D of the pivotal bar J, which is supported on a pivot common to it and the legs E.

F is a brace, and is jointed to the cross-piece of the legs and to the frame. The legs fold within the frame, and when the same are forced down they are held in position by the brace, which is secured by a pin or otherwise.

O are bentpieces, in form like that of the ends of the frame. These are pivoted to the sides of the frame, and when not in use embrace the same. Vthen for use, they are carried to a vertical position, as shown at Fig. I, and serve to support a covering-cloth.

In use a corpse is placed on the coolingboard, and, if desirable. the part B is raised to elevate the upper part of the body.

The cooling-board is rendered conveniently portable by folding the parts about and within the frame, and then folding together the two parts of the frame.

Having fully described my in ventioinwhat I desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a cooling-board, the combination of the bent frames A A, hinged together, the 8l6Vttiug-frame B, hinged to frame A, said elevating-frame having notched blocks on the under side thereof, and pawls D D, pivoted to bar J to support the same, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLIVER P. BOYER.

\Vitnesses:

B. PIOKERING, SUMNER '1. SMITH. 

